The Sun. — London, England, 1808-12-13 00:00:00

e: r .tijiP2-116"..V Irv, SPA. • Th-e sal reverses Which SPanish Patriots hale- and the affil i Linb prospect which those re;', open to our view, must naturally fill every Engosh heart with mingled sensatioos of sorrow and .diSappointment. " The noble spirit of independence With which they were animated, and the high tone ofindignation in which they protested againsfthe per t fidious usurpation, and determined to resist the gi-; gantic power of BLIONApARTE, produced in this Country those correspondent feelings, which our love of lierty, our detestatiOn of oppres - -,,r., and our ab horrence at the Condud of that mereties" TJsUrper, • could not fail to inspire. The display of Such a lir3and the operation of . such feelings, heightened, s trcn2. - thened, and confirmed, by the glorious'suc tesses with which ,the early effOrts of the Patriot arms were crowned, bad the etre& of leading the • .People of England to form expeEtations of the pro gress and result of the contest, more conformable to • the ardour of th e i r own generous sympathy, than to th e , , "' a `u're of the Cause and ate real circumstances of . tne contending parties. • ryas thought that the spirit which appeared to per4ade : allilasses . Of propl-e, would to the' field 'half the male population of country; t he and that 'a -nation su circumstanced, if : -s uppofied.by the resourcesand the ants of England, N,9441 presentettan• in:surmountable . barsler to t il.elorrent, ,of• the. enerny:s. power. Perhaps there Were few so sanguine as iii expect that the Patriots of Spain would be uniformly 511CM:31111 against,' toe disciplined legions of France; but we believe that - the bulk of the people in this country felt apersua- Bion,..that though in the course of the war the Pa triots might sustain, frequent checks and partial re- Verses, yet that they would' never be totally routed, much less dispersed. With this favourable view of the campaign in B Pain,, and entertaining such high expedations, the, 1:16 /ointment which is now felt is proportionably g r eat ; and people naturally ask, whether the mit fOrtunes which have befallen the brave Spaniards, have arisen from any error, or want of co-operation 4241 the part of our Government, and whether the resources and the arms of England have been p r omptly afforded and jndiciously applied. We 1)46.1 to be able to answer th6e questions to the satisfac tion of every rational and impartial man: It will be recolleetect that in the King's Speech, at_ the close of the last Session of Parliament, the prin. ciple u)on Whith it was thought advisable to give oar tiPport to the Spanish cause, was frankly and dis tll'Oty stated. His Majesty aeclated ; " that he has resolved to Make every exertion in support :if the independence of Spain, and to be guided both in the choice, and in the direaion or the - ea ns , b y the WISHES OT THOSE IN WHOSE BEHALF THEY WERE TO BE EMPLOYED." This wise and ge nerous Principle was appplauded by the Party in oPpo_sition to his Majesty's Ministers, and was re tehlect throughout the Country with una n i mous ap - PrGbati°ll . if, therefore,- it can be shewn, by un (le u • ItOtai and unquestionable evidence, that the Go vernment has never, in any one instance whatever, tieparted'froth this principle, in the choice and direc or = of that assistance and co-operation which has been extended to Spain, it will be utterly impossible for any just mind to attach blame to his Majesty's respeding the disastrous events which have taken place, however deeply' those events must be deplored. 'lt appears by the official returns transmitted to the RD MAYOR, that the most ample supplies of arms, i!lunition, stores, clothing, and every equipment, w ere actually landed in Spain, early in the autumn, t 'd that s i nce t h at time, additional supplie of every tieseriPtion have been prepared and transmitted, and ore still P re paring with a degree of expe di t i on, which certai n l y no Gov ernmen t i n t hi s C ountry has ever I.ll.PaSSetl. It is no less certain the Patriots have been supplied - with money to an amount correspond ent to their exertions, and with a promptitude and ;:a_,criry filch called forth th e i r warmest acknow ugnlents; and t h at t h e Br i tish Forces have been `ent to Spain at the period of time DES/RIM by those 47 2 whose behalf they ere employed. We do not mean to deny that his Majesty'sMini vters considered it sound and prudent policy to wrest Portugal from the hands of the enemy, whilst the fat of Spain - was yet undecided; but we can ven ture. to assert, that independently of any British con tlderations or motives of alliance and friendship with Court of Brazils, which migh *e ight in t have bad greatthe Councils of this Country„ when they thisdetermined to send a British Army to Portugal— c'tredion of' the British forces was precisely that w hich the choice and wishes of Spain herself pointed out t o us h as t e :Lost essential to her interestsand views in the contest. Porto Th m e expul s i on o f t h e F rench fro _ 6 ' ll ', W as itself an object of acknowledged • rm rtance , „ bra _ e , and wi t h the view of enabling us to em- Pr on c every f avourable oc cas i on o f offering, d i.pily f 4 ording *le Spaniards the aid of our Is* -.is . fraught with the greiteit ad 'frantageA: Nov. 16. ED LVL tift GH, .DLc. 16. .... _ . , . . THE ATTAC,K ONT CAPRI. COtiRT ot , StsSlOir. The praEfical benefits to be derivel froth the pos. 1 We haVc received the following preculal3 of Es , .. , . C ti` s i 8 - wined' " ' l' On Tuesday last the o r eteea • case o session of Portugal; in the event of misforttines he.. ' attack {n the Island of Capri, by different vessels from Sicily and Malta : a very interesting ndture.Mr. Doreafd-M'Aitfinf failing the Spanish e au S ei m u st now be ii hvibus•tO the dullest Observer, and Will'be f felt On die 2d of Oct o b er General Lamanairk sailed L the pastor Of a diSsenting cengregation at P, t Ban. . powerully by fi'om Naples with one Frigate, a Sloop, and Brig of' natyne; in , the Island of Buie; breitighe at) action ; the country. B u t we repeat , t h at notw i thstanding the War, 40 Gun-boats, and about 80 other boats con- against John Campbell, Es q . of South a ll, ii; dn the advantages which th e expu l s i on o f t h e enemy from raining - in the whole nearly 5000 men , w i t h which grou n d t h a t th e latter Gentleman; On the 2dth Oda:. beer, 18(?5,while Mr. M'Arthnr was celebrating (li te attempted to la n d on t h e E astern pait of Capri, Portugal pres en t e d, hi s M a j esty ' s Mi n i sters, We are vine service in the midst Of his cOngregatiOn; had where Lieuten an t C o l one l L OWE and Captain persuaded; were prepared to have foregone those Cireacit were posted; but the French were every violently seized upon his person, forced hith bra where repulsed with g re a t s l aug h ter, l eav i ng upwards board a vessel bound for G r e e n oc k, an d h av i n g land advantages for a ti me , an d to h ave h azar d ed the ed him a few Miles from that pla ce; had, after cell.; of 500 men dead on th e s p ot . G enera l LAMARQUR bolder enterprize of at tac ki ng t h e enemy i n th e fining him in a small i nn d ur i ng t h e n i g h t, M arched then proceeded to th at p ar t o f t h e I s l an d called Ana fist instance in the North of Spain, if the Pro- Capri, where the Maltese Regiment was under the him along the road as a common felon, and delivered vincial Governme n t s o f t h at country had had ap- command of Major Hasaiee, which re g i ment w h en him to C a pt. T at ham, t h e R ego l at i ng Officer f or that quarter, as a fit pers o n t o serve i n hi s M a j esty ' s ordered to adva nce aga i nst t h e enemy, threw down plied for such an e xer ti on o f hi s M a j esty ' s arms; . I hat Officer, accordingly ( as the Pursuer their arms, and surrend ere d or fl e d o r the most Navy so far, however, from soliciting such aid, it is in evi- shameful manner, in spite of all the efforts of farther stated), sent him ithmediately oh board ihn deuce that they repeatedly stated, that they required the gallant Maior HAMILL 'and his officers to re- Tourteielle Frigate, which speedily conveyed* hith no assistance of men , an d t h at t h e b est serv i ce we strain them. Maj or HAMILL, on witn e s s i ng t h e out of the jurisdiaion of . the Scottish Co u rt s . Af ter condua of his regim en t, rus h e d i nto the thickest of being detained f or f ive wee k s en b oard different could render thetii would be, by diteeting our forces the enemy's ranks, sword in hand, where he ell, ships of war, and suffering, as he alledeed, every against the enemy in Portugal*. covered with wounds. Captain DODRENEALIK also species of indignity and hardship; Mr. M'Arthur The determination of th e S pan i s h - G overnment at -0 , 0 fell gallantly fighting • the areatest part of th e reg i- was discharged, by expr es s or d er o f t h e L ords of the Admi ra lty, and furnished with a Certifi ca t e , meat were mad e p ri s oners . A na C apr i b eing thus that time to declin e the ass i s t ance o f an English At- in the possession of the enemy, they summoned that he was never again to- be impressed into his my, was founded, no d ou bt, 'i n t h at un b ounded con- Lieutenant Colonel Lowe to surrender, who, how- Majesty's servi ce . Th e summons concluded against fidence in their own P a ti o t B an d s, w hi c h their holy ever, refused; and on th e f ath, when the l as t cer - Mr. Campbell f or 200 0 1 . d amages, w i t h expentes. • , . . tarn accounts left th a t Island, he continued t o d e - Mr. Campbell in his pleadings b e f ore t h e L ur d zeatin defence of their liberties and: independence so fend himself in that part of the Island called Capri Ordinary, denied several of the most aggravating , ‘ natitral nespired. • Confiding in their own strength, '. Proper, with the 0 utmost vigour. Brigadier G enera l circumstances of the ca se . I n p art i cu l ar , h e alledg,ed and in thejustieeof th e i r cause, i t i s probable that the MACFARLANE sailed fr om Si c ily, on t h e intelligfmee that the pris oner was i n the pradice of preaching 1 arriving, with thri;e regiments ' to reinforce Li eu t e - immoral and seditioua6t dorines—that he was •a tit nant Colonel LOW E , '' but was unfortunately d r i ven high' and noble spi r it o f th e S pan i s h Government e - ' objed of the impress, havingbeen forMerly employ felt unwilling to allow any Foreign Troops to divide back by contrary winds. ed in the herring fishery, and being consequently a • with their Armies th e g l or y o f d r i v i ng t h e invader : Of t h e events s i nce the lath nothing is positively seafaring man ; an d th at , un d er t h ese c i rcumstances; from their native soil. It i s certa i n t hat their known. One ves se l f rom C ag li ar i states, that Lieut. ailing bona fide as a Justice of P eace , h e conce i ved e himself fully entitled t o d e li ver hi m to Capt. 'l'a first LOWE had su rren d ere d on con di t i on of being first wish was to try their own strength against the sent back toMessina with his garrison, without be- tham.—The Lord Ordinary (Lord Meadowbank) , enemy ;:and having, as th e y i ma gi ne d, prove d . t h eir i ng cons id ere d pr i soners of war : and anothe r , th at pronounced an i nter l ocutor o f cons id era b le length superiority over th em , by t h e tr i ump h s wh i ch the the Mercu r y an d A m b usca d e F r i gates having arrived, fi n di ng, f or the reasons therein stated, the whole Y . : scand a l ous an d un j ust ifi a bl e; repelling had cut off all communicgion oetweeu the French proceedings had gained, they felt a reluctance to avail themselves :at Ann Capri and the Main Land, and that for want the defences, whether founded on the Pursuer's hay , of the military assi s ta nce o f their Allies, exc e p t i n !of provisions Ge nera l L AMARQUE and h i s army had ing once been a sea f ar i ng man, or i n the religious the „ event of an imperious n e c ess i t y : 'Th at necessity ... • been obliged to surrender. do6tri nes h e i s sa id to h ave taught, or on the sediti- • . . . did uotappear to them until they found BUONAPARTE pouring in reinforcements and directing against them the whole force of his military power. It was then t;iat the Spanish Government first agreed to . accept of the do-operati on o f a British Army ; and it w ill be proved by the most ind,isputable testimony,. that the uttnostpraeticable dispatch w a s use d in Om- /., ' plying with their wishes. 1 If the Spanish Government over-rated their own strength ; if their armies acted without concert, and upon no settled plan of: operations; if they paid too little attention to acquiring military discipline i • and skill, and' relied with greater confidence on 'the power of patriotic enthusiasm, than the prevalence, of that passion amongst the people at large would. seem to justify, then the lamentable events which ! occurred, whilst they fill every bosom with grief; I cannot excite the surprise of any refletling mind. I It will, however, b e some consolation to the coun try to know, that hiS Majesty's Ministers made every praaicable exertion to prevent these disasters ; that the Patriots titre furnished in due time with the most abundant supplies of every kind; and that 1 we have strictly adhered to the disinterested and ! approVed principle, of being guided in the aid we. gave " l', the wishes of those in whose behalf it was I employed. " It is also some consolation to know, i that if the Spanish cause be retrievable, we 8611 pos sess very powerful means of contributing to retrieve 1 it ; and that if a formidable stand can be made in 1 the South of Spain, we shall be able to afford such co-operation as shall ytt give the Patriots a fair chance of ultimate success. . ous speeches which it is stated that it was rumoured he uttered ; and further, finding the Pursuer entitled to 105 i. Sterling, as a solatium for the wrong he suf- fered ; together with the indemnification of the ex pences incurred by him, personally or otherwise, ia obtaining his deliverance, and expences of process. Mr. Campbell presented a petition against this judgment to the whole Court, to which answers were made by Mr. WArthur, and the cause was upon these pleadings advised On Tuesday, by the Ju(' ,, -4 of the Second Division, who delivered their , pi nions on the point.—The sentence of the Lord (dr - 7 . divary was affirmed with expences. Extra& of a Letter from an Officer of Cavalry at Messina, dated the 13th of Oclober, .1808 :.--" We are still ready to start from hence on a moment's no tice, but as we expea a large force here to co . operate with us in going to Italy, I presume we may 'yet remain a short time longer inactive. The .French have attacked Capri, an island at the mouth of the harbour of Naples, and in oar possessi on : .They landed on the 4th i nstan t, and possessed them selves of the heights of Ana Capri ; a regiment of Maltese in our service having shßrnefUlly refused to support Major HAMILL, their Officer, ran away, throwing Ziown their arms. The gallant Major's pride would not, though thus deserted, suffer him to yield up his sword when demanded, so that a French Serjeant blew out his brains ; thus perished a brave fellow on account of these dastardly Mal-, tese. The Island was trusted to two foreign corps,' Maltese and Corsicans : the latter behaved pretty well, and an Officer of their corps named CRL'IZE, with two companies, charged a French 'regiment dawn a tremendous precipice, and killed numbers of them. We have this instant 'sent Off reinforce.; ments, but, it is feared, too late ; the reinforcements are English and Irish, and commanded by General APFARLANE. BARTOLOZZI.--.-TiliS excellent artist and worthy man, it is well known, wasinvi:ed some years ago, by the Prince REGENT Of PORTUGAL, to pass the remainder of his days in Lisbon, and a liberal pen sion was settled on him, for the purpose of inducing him to superintend the arts, and cultivate the powers of genius in Portugal. When the French obtained possession of the country, every body here, who knew the talents and the private worth of BARTO• Lozzt, was interested in his fate. JUNOT, it seems, continued the pension during the time that he was in Portugal, and has since removed the venerable artist, who is now in the eightieth year of his age, to Paris, Where he now resides, with a pension equal to what he received from the PRINCE REGENT. BARTOLOZZI was so admirable an engraver, and his reputation was so high, that he might - have acquired aJortune sudicient to plaee him above the necessity of any patromge, it he had not been too prodigally generous to all who applied for his assistance, and particularly to a swarm of foreigners, who con stantly preyed upon him, and at last reduced him to comparative indigence. Under these circumstances, his Majesty's Mini sters may safely rely on the support of Parliament and the Country, though it were vain to expert any thing but hostility and abuse from those, the violence of whose opposition to the Government is always in exact proportion to the misfortunes of the Country, or of its Allies; and who, how ever they may deplore a great public calamity , still retain that philosophic coolness s.iihich enables' them to descry in it a prospeat of their own ele vation to power. We shall take another oppor tunity of making some observations on the fondue of the Party in question, who, with their usual virtuous and disinterested zeal in the cause of their country; have chosen the present moment to solicit (through their organ) the confidence of the people, who have not yet forgotten, the arrogant pretensions to exclusive talents and virtue upon which it was claimed when they were called to power, nor the egregious misconduet by which it was so rapidly afiid irretrievably lost. •An application was indeed made from Sir TI(OMAS DYEA to Sir AitTu exWEL Les Lity, urging hitia to land, and ttack Santander; but the application was confined to'that i nee abjell, and it did not convey any desire whatever on the Part of the Provincial Govetnmeni to have the assistance of the British Forces in any general plan of operations against the Enemy; and Sir Aut. nUR WELLESLEY has staled to the Court of Inquiry the most, satisfaCtury and conclusiv e with that appli cat i on, reasons for not compl) lag On the Ist of November, which is considered the commencement of the military year in Austria, the salaries of all the Officers of State, and ITIOSt de scriptions of pensions, were raised in proportion to the increased dearness of the necessaries of lite. All salaries under 400 thitiDs pQr have beets raised 5 0 per cent. THE ARMY. BEVERLEY, DEC. 7, 1308.—This day, orders were received from the War-Office, by the Ist or King's Dragoon Guards, commanded by the Right Honk Gen. Sir William Pitt, K. B. to march immediately from its present Quarters, in this Distritt, to Fal mouth, there to embark for foreign service, in con sequence of which, Lieut. Gen. Vyse, commanding the Distria, assembled the troop of the above-men tioned Regiment, now quartered at this place, and of which he had many years been the Command ing Officer, and addressed it in the following woids, viz : " Soldiers of the King's Dragoon Guards, ," This is the second time that I have been ho noured with his Majesty's command to inform the regiment you belong to of its being ordered upon foreign service. Though I may not now be so for tunate, as to share either in your honours or labours in The field, I make to all of you this communica tion of his Majesty's pleasure, with that satisfittlion Which is the result of long experience, and a former knowlege of your military merits, convinced that it' valour in the field, re;ularity in your quarters, pa tience under the pressure of many privations, and obedience to the orders of your officers, can insure a long enjoyment of the reputation you already have acquired, you will return back to your native coun try, entitled to those thanks which crown the asset - - tors and defenders of its laws, religion, liberty, and every social blessing. I have carefully looked over the Roll of your Troop, and am sorry to find in it so few of my oid acquaintances. I find that the num ber is reduced to about eleven, and that in the troop you have but fifteen men who are married. I re quest that the fifteen who are so, will accept from Me, as their old br o th er soldier, and former Cap tain of this troop, a guinea each, for the use of their Wives and families; and that the unmarried men of the troop, who, through the beneficence of a most gracious Sovereign, and the liberality of a grateful country, are placed in a state of affluence unknown to soldiers in every other, will accept o f five guineas, to drink his Majesty's health, and success to the Patriots of Spain.—Lastly, in taking . my leave of you, let me request your acceptance of my sincerest and warmest wishes for your happiness and ho nour." PEDESTRIAN FEAT.--QiELN. PAIRMAN, it seems, who is now serving in the honourable situation of Aid-de-Camp and Military Secretary to his Excel lency Sir JAMES COCKBURN, the Governor and Commander. id Chief of Curacoa, has carried , his pedestrian latte,into the sultry regions of the torrid zone, by running down a transatlantic biped of great celebrity in that Island, who dared • him to, the con test, under.the disadvantagek, to an European, of a vertical -sun at its meridian height. For the honour, however, of England, atter a two hours' burst, from the &Feats of which he has not feCovered, the tropi cal hero was obliged to acknowledge the superior prowesi of his invincible antagonist; and to relin quish the struggle, unable to stand; while the cham pion of - Britain vaulted into, his 'saddle unassisted, and gallopped off the course in strength and good SNOCKING ACCIDENT.-4 little boy s last week, spirits, to the astonishment and admiration of every at a respectable Academy near Tooting, happening beholder. The friends of Lieut. FAIRMAN to go too near, the grate, his pin=afore caught fire, doubt ; be pleased to hear ; that in Consequence of the t and communicated to the rest of his 'clothes, will, Governor having expressed " "disapprobation off so much rapidity, that he was rendered a dreadful such violent exertion - iti - TiVest India clime, fearing C spealacle before any assistance was at band. ' The the consequence would be fatal to one, if not both, poor child lingered in grew agonies till the following lie, the Lieutenant, has promised his Excellency' morning; when' he e%pired. It is to be hoped that that he will not. engage in any thing of the kind this melancholy event will induce all persons to again timing his abode in that Island—though he 1 whom the care of children is entrusted, to take all himself does not feel the least ill elle& from such possible means to guard against such f a t a l acc id ents. exercise. Another melancholy accident occurred On M on - SUDDEN DEATH.-,-On S un d ay even ti ng, at t h e day, at Sandgate. Two females belonging to Mr. house of Mr. Peark es ,' in" Charlotte -street, th e r e Spong's , family; playing with a pistol, which they were ignorant was leaded, on e o f t h em , i n attempt was a party of ab o ut' twel ve persons, who were spending the evening ; and a ft er the slipper cloth had ing to wrest it from th e ot h er , was s h ot through been evithdrawn, one of the Gentlemen present, Mr. the left breast. She,survived . only a few days. Cloves, who resided in Portland-road, fell dvtvn In the month of May last, as Mr. DRURY, First and expired, whilst takin a glass of Wine.' Th e • Lieutenant of his Ship Mod es t e , was pro deceased was-a young the 24th year ceeding from Diamond Harbour to the Presidency of his age, of independent fortune.'and was a suitor (Madras), the . Boat which he was in, from a sudden to the youngest of seven of Mrs. P.'s daughters, whtQ gust of wind, itmnediately upset, wheu.h.s; perished was present at the awful visit4ul2- i with several others. , The whole panicle, after presenting and shoulder ing arms, then gave three huzzas, as a proof of their loyalty and attachment to the service for which they were ordered to prepare.